Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-09
BILL NYE As A CANDIDATE.
His Friends were Proud Be-
cause He was so Poor.

Advice from the Groceryinan-Aa Affecting
References 10 His Lack of Money-In Spite
OF All, the Other Man Somehow Got the
Place List of Debts.
The heat and venom OF our own
campaign here brings back to my m nd
with wonderful clearness the bitter aud
acrimonious war and the savage fac
tional fight which characterized my
own leg slaiye candidacy in what was
known as the Prairie Dog District of
Wyoming, about ten years ago This
district was known far and wide as the
battle ground of the lerr tory. and
generally when the sun went down on
the eve of election day the ground had
that disheyeled and torn-up appear
ance peculiar TO the grave of Brigham
Young the next day after his aggregat-
ell widow has held her regular annual
snort recital and scaldng-tear fest val.
hcsitated about accepting the nomi-
nat on because | knew that Nituuera-
t on would get up on its hind feet and
annoy me greatly, and | had reason to
believe that no pains would he spared
on the part Of the management of the
opposition 20 make my existence "A per-
feet bore. This turned out to- be the
case. and although | was nominated in
Il way hat seemed 10 indicate perfect
harmony, il was not Il week before the
oppos on organ, to which | had ire
10 nj -
could not get it, own {. O. ID. paper
out of the express office, SAID as follows
in n startled and doube-leaded tone of
vo &c:
FORMULATING DISCLOSURE.
The candidate for Assembly in this
district whose trans Missouri name
seems to be Nye. turns out TO be- the
same man who left Pcnobscot County,
Me, in the dark of the moon four
years ago. Mr.. Nye's d appearance
was so myster Gus that prominent Pc
nobscotters, especially the sheriff. of
fered large reward for his person. 1t
was afterwards learned that he was kid
mapped and taken across The Canadian
line 10y high-spirited and high-step-
ping horse valued ut 81. 800. Mr.. Nye's
cand dacy for the high Office to which
he aspires has brought him into such
prominence that at the mass meeting
held last evening in Jimmy Avery's
barber shop be was recognized at once
Icy "a Maine man while making a telling
speech in favor of putting in stone
cuIvert ut the draw above Mandars
rancho. The man from Maine, who is
visiting our thriving little town with
view to locating here and establ shing
an agency for his world-renowned rock
alum axe-hclves. sa that Mr. Nve, i'm
the hurry and rush incident to his de-
parture for Canada, overlooked his
W fe and seven little ones. He also
saws that the candidates boosted liber-
atty here is fferent from the kind he
was using while in Maine. and quotes
the following incident: Two years be.
fore he went away from Penobscot
County one of our present candidates
children was playing on the railroad
track OF the Bangor and Moosehead
Lake Railroad. when suddenly there
was a wild shrek OF the IRON horse,
timid, scared cry of the child, and the
rushing train was upon il. Spectators
turned away in horror. The a seemed
heavy and the sun seemed to stop its
shining. Slowly the long freight train,
loaded with its rich freight of buckle
berries. came 10 q halt. Then glad
cry went up from the assembly as the
broad-shouldered engineer came out of
the tall grass with the Growing child in
h arms. Then cheer on cheer rent
the air. and in the midst of it all Mr..
y, c appeared. He was told Of the cir
cumslance, and. as he wrung the hand
of the engineer. tears stood in his ewes.
Then. reaching in his pocket. he drew
forth a card, and writing his autograph
on it, he gave it to the astounded en-
e neer, telling him to use it wisely and
not fritter il away. But are you not
robbing yOurselfP exclaimed the aston
ished and delighted engineer. No. oh.
no, said the munificent parent, Il have
others left And this is the man who !
asks our suliragesl VIII you vote for !
him or for Alck Meyerdinger, the pur-
est one-legged man that ever raped |
with his honest knuckles on top of IA
bar and asked the boys to put name
to it,"
was panied to read this, for | had
not at that time toyed with politics
much, but / went upstairs and prac.
Used an hour or two on hollow laugh
that thought would hide the pain that
seemed to tug at my heartstrings For
The most of the day | strolled about
town with lurid campaign smile that
ooked about as joyous as the light
hearted gambels of tin horse.
/ visited nv groceryman, a man
felt that ! could trust, and who had
lonored me in the same way. He said
hat | ought TO be indorsed bv nv fol-